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london car rental
waht do you find to be the cheapest car rentals around london these days??
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If you are only going to be in London, you will not need (or want) a car. Their public transportation (tube, buses, taxis) is the best way to get around.
If you'll be touring outside of London, we found the best rates through the British Airways website (<b>www.ba.com</b>) Also try <b>www.autoeurope.com</b> |
"Around" London? Meaning that you plan to use it outside London, one might hope? A Travelocity search shows that the lowest rates offered are sharply higher at STN, LCY or LTN. Lowest is "Practical" at LHR with two models under $150 (USD). At LGW or LHR either one, Enterprise and Dollar have compacts in the $130's as well, and intermediate cars just slightly above $150.
You might find lower rates than this - - but this is a giood example of how Travelocity can actually provide useful baseline info, better than Autoeurope, its-cars-hotels.com, kemwel etc. Best wishes, Rex |
i should have been clearer...the car is for travelling outside of london after i have completed the stay in the city...looking to avoid airport surcharges...thought someone might have a little known company rather than the big guys..
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I have made a reservation with http://www.britishcarrental.com for our forthcoming Aug trip. They have good rates with all the incidentals covered. Another company I looked at was http://www.101ukcarrental.co.uk/.
Of course I cannot vouch for either of them but I can give you some feedback after our trip. |
I got a "three day" from Europcar - picked it up in London @ their Warwick rd location on Sat AM and RT to LGW on Monday AM - they have/had no 2 day rentals.
It was a large Toyota 4dr w/AC and a 5sp - you'll pay lots more for an auto trans most places. The car was huge and very fuel efficient. Four folks were very comfortable and all the luggage (formal wedding stuff and 2 wk Euro continent vacation clothes) fit easily in the trunk. $193. and change USDs! M |
It really depends on what type of car (automatic vs stick shift as well as size). There are generally greater selections of automatics at the airports. The "brokers" like autoeurope.com and europecar.com seem to have the best prices and can lead you to the best pick up/drop off locations to suit your needs. woods.uk is a local company mentioned.
Here are 2 previous threads Rental car for Scotland & England http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34496676 Car rental in London http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34450552 |
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